Conversation 002-073

TapeTape 2StartTuesday, May 4, 1971 at 4:10 PMEndTuesday, May 4, 1971 at 4:20 PMTape start time02:53:52Tape end time02:54:00ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a call to Walter E. Washington, the Mayor of Washington, D.C., through the White House operator. This brief interaction serves as a routine administrative request to connect the President with local municipal leadership. No substantive policy discussions occur within this segment as the exchange is limited to the operator successfully placing the call.

Walter E. WashingtonWhite House operationsPresidential communicationsMayor of Washington D.C.

Audio

NARA Description

On May 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-073 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-73

Date: May 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:10 pm 4:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 490-24B]

     Call to Walter E. Washington

Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Mr., uh, the Mayor of Washington, please.

Thank you, sir.

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